The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-10-23
STAKE CONFERENCE.
The People Of Weber County
in Convention Assembled.
A TESTIMONY BEARING DAY,
The Turn.out-The OmciaIs Present
The Speakers aud What They
said-6eneral Notes.

Weber Stake convened at the Taber-
nacle in this city yesterday morning
at 10 O'Clock. The attendance was not
as large as usual. Among those who
occupied seats upon the stand were
NOTICED President Shurtliff, Bishops
Wallace Of North Ogden, N, L. shurt
lift of HarrisYilIe. George Smuin of
Lynn, Bishops McQuarrie, CritchIow
and Stevens of Ogden, Bishop David
Mckay of Huntsville, Bishop John
Alfred of Statewide, and Joseph Stan
ford, a. Mcfarland and Joseph Parry
OF Ogden.
Services we're begun by the che ir
singing the hymn on page 1O2, commend
ing:
Lo! the GENTLE chain is broken,
freedoms banner waves on high.
Prayer was offered by Elder Joseph
Stanford.
PRESIDENT SHURTLIFF was the first
speaker. He said the Saints of Weber
Stake mad again met to hold their quar-
terly conference, and he was pleased to
meet with them. He trusted that the
conference would be a season of in
structIon and rejoicing, as it would be
if they had met for that purpose, and
would centre their minds upon the OBJ
jects which had brought them together
He stated that the day would be de-
voted to hearing brief testimony
addresses from the brethren. and he
hoped that the congregation would 1--WE
the SPEAKERS The benefit of their faith
and prayers. The elders, he said, were
sometimes fearful lest they should say
something that might not be pleasing
20 all their hearers, but they should
speak freely, and according to the
oictation of the Spirit, and they would
have nothing to fear. In closing, he
invoked the Spirit of God upon all that
might be said and done during the Con-
ference.
BISHOP THOMAS WALLACE, of Mort b
Ogden, then addressed ths congrega
ton. He said that he was pleased to
meet with the brethren and sisters 10
conference once again. He arose to
bear his testimony to the truth of the
work in when the Saints were en-
gaged-the work of the living God
His mind went back to the time when
he first joined the church, and this
made him reflect upon the mighty
work in which the Saints were engaged, |
and upon what had been accomplished !
since The days when the elders first |
preached the gospel abroad. The COM !
ing of the son of Man was near at hand |
even at the door. Jesus said that the |
gospel should be preached to ali nations |
for witness, and then should the end !
come and there was not a more i'm !
portant thing tha this to be considered. |
Just in proportion as the people should !
increa in faith and works would they |
be success -ful in carrying on the work, in |
fulfilling the prophecies, and IN building
up the Kingdom Of God. Many facts
and events of recent occurrence pointed
to the fact that the end was near at |
hand. The gospel which the Latter
day Saints had received was the gospel
of the kingdom. In his travels and
labors at home and abroad his heart
turned to the youth of Zion,
and when he sees them walking in bye
and forbidden paths, it filled him with
regret. Were the elders and other
officers in the church doing their duty
in caring for the youth of Zion? We're
the Saints bestowing that care upon
growing Israel which their necessities
demanded? There was no labor to-day
which engaged his attention as this did.
If the people would train up their little
ones as they should, they would raise
up ministers who would care tor the
dead. It was his prayer that the Saints
might be quickened and inspired in this
work.
CoUNCILoR GEORGE SMUIN, of Lynne,
was the next speaker. He said that
it was rather unexpected that he
was called upon to occupy the time.
He could say that whenever occasion
required him to stand before the Saints,
he felt his weakness and the necessity
for their faith and prayers. They had
met together in Conference in order
that they might become acquainted
with the progress of the work in this
Stake OF ZION The Saints felt better
when they magnified their calling. The
work of to-day was all that could be
attended to. a great deal was said
about becoming united as people, and
they had commenced the work of unit
ing the hearts of the people together.
He thought that one great step towards
this one was that the Saints should, in
honestly with each other, and keep their
promises, meet all obligation and be
prompt. Oftentimes the foundation of
difficulties arising between brethren
would, ii traced back, be found to have
originated IN some matter of business.
As President Shurtliff wished to hear
from several others, he would make his
remarks brief. He thought that class
distinctions we're doing a great deal of
harm. The Saints all belonged to the
same church and had all received the
same baptism. and were united in one
common bond of brotherhood, no matter
whether they were iaboreTs or million
aires. That This unity might be reached
and maintained was his prayer.
BISHOP DAVID MCKAY, Of Huntsville,
then addressed the congregation. He
said he was not ashamed of the gospel.
nor that he was associated with the
Latter-day Saints, but be found il very
difficult 10 address them. In looking
over congregation. few IN numbers
though it Was. he real zed that they had
met together with pure hearts and mo-
tives. Individuals sand nations were
looking at and watching this people.
In his travels and ministry of late, he
had met learned men. ard he had en-
deavored TO get from them the
cause OF the feelings of hatred
and animosity which trey entertained